Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-06
LADIES' COLUMN.
Won MS Freaks from Childhood to
CdAge Construed in Shakes
pearian Style
Diar: Buskin Preferable TO the Mod
e4a Shee-Fashion' Fiat Ban
ishes the Crineline,
waists Detachable and oonVen'ent-Leh-
ten Costume for tho Observation-Disclosures
ment ssugG acknowledges, Etc. -.
THE SEVER AGES OF WOMEN
Al .lo v-orI,I,s q yvardro,n

And all the girls and women merely Wearers
They have their fashions and their fantasies,
And one she in her time wears many garments
Throughout berseven Stages. First, the baby,
BefrilIed and broidered, in her nurses arms,
And then the trim -hOsed school girl, with her
founCes
And small boy scoring face, skipping, skirt
waggling,
CouuetIishly TO school. And then the ilirt.
Ogllng ike Gree, with bIslness GillaGe
Kent on her low cut corset. Then bride,
Futl of arrange iineTy, Yestured like an angel,
leilea yaporOusl yet vigilant of glance,
Seeking the 6oman's heaven, admiration,
Even al the affairs steps. And then the ma
In fair. Tic, velvet, with suave satin lined,
With ewes severe, and skirts of youthful cut,
Full of dress saws and Oiish instances
To teach her girls taeir part The sixth age
shifts
Into the gray. yet gorgeous, grandmamma.
with gold p!nCe neZ on nose and fan at side,
Her youthful tastes still strong, and worldly
wise
In gunptuary law, her quivering voice
Pressing of Fashion and LetOiiet, pipes
of robes and bargains rare. Las. scene of all,
That ends the seX's mode sWayed history,
Ia second Childshness ard sheer oblivion
of youth, taste, passion, all-saye love of dress.
Much has been said for many years Of
the tyranny of fashion, and tsat the hui
man race wherever found ereCts for It
self on idol and bows as servilely in the
domain of sayageTy as in the centerS Of
civilization. The dusky savage pierCes
the nose, while the fairer-skinned devotee
pierces the car. The Monaghan COM
presses the tender foot OF the baby gill
so rigidly that it grows no more, anG the
Partisan shoe has the same process for
the Caucasian O lew years later. The
cruelties Of fashion are no bar, but VIC
tins OF every cline and every hue bend
uncomplsiningly to the decree at what
ever cost There is an occasional pro-
test, however, against some particular
barbarity which at last gathers
enough strength to effect q
change for the better, and for
time being some relief. Shoes have
been en- instrument of torture since san
dals we're abandoned, and the
idea has been that the foot is
to be fitted to the shoes, the shape being
predetermined by the maker OF the last.
OF late shoemakers, moved by some good
spiri,, have allowed common sense to
have fashion, and those who will may
find comfort and health in the low heel
and bread sole. For the extreme fash
ionable WHO cripple along with toes piled
on toes, the narrow, shsrp-tOed French
shoe is made, but seldom has the peg
topped heel in the middle of the foot, as
WORE few years since. Shoes tor the
evening are of satin, kid end Russian
leather Of various cOlOrS, to match the
toilets. One point fashion makes which
CommeLds itSelf-on no preteXt are low
or very tina shoes admissible with the
street dress. The strapped buskins,
which has always been becoming shoe,
is revived for house wear. >,
Ladies ia warm climates will be sorry
to hear that the leaders of fashion have
decided against the crinoline, affirming
that the crinoliue al around has neither
- grace or. comfort, and is contrary to good
taste. A very little one might be so in
conspicuous as not TO offend, but
thoss VINO are sworn V-olehippers
can only indulge in the criDolette
that supports the dress in the back and is
so carefully concealed by drapery es not
to offend. The mattress tOurnure and
one spring are often the only way of dis.
tending a dress by the best m0distes.
Middle aged ladies will be pleased to
learn that this season eats will be allowed
them: that the models shown are more
quiet and sensible N style, shading the
face and therefore better adapted to the
use Of NATIONS.
The practical nature of the present
fashion of bodices commends itself, as
one skirt can be used with these 10 form
several handsome costumes. These new
waists come in countless variety OF
shapes; there is the Short-Waisted bodice
worn with a waistband, the gathered OF
plated blouse bodice mounted on yoke,
and the corsage with slight, sharp OF
rounded points, habit b0dices of many
kinds, and those in other shapes.
Habit bodices, with short points in
front, are made with plated basGues o!
various lengths AZ the back. In some the
BASQUE is short, in others it is more
widely plated, open in the center, and
falls halfway down the skirt. A very
handsome costume, with habit bodice
of this kind, is made of rich green velvet
over draped skirt and demltrain OF
brocade. The habit bodice, also made in
felvet for evening wear, has long plated
basques reaching to the edge Of the skirt
The front is cut square at the neck, with
rather long double points.
One of the most convenient bodiCes is
made in brown velvet; it is pointed both
in back and front and has sleeves reaching
lust below the elbow. The finish consists
of a piastron, a pointed band ard cuff
bands, all OF bead embroidery in different
shades of brown and gold. The basque
edges are trimmed with fringe also in the
yariouslv colored beads. Another pretty
little waist for young lady is made in
surah, in mousse green and checked plush
IN red and mousse. The yoke, cuffs and
the BASQUE skirts are of the checked
plush, while the bodice. which, full both
at front and back, is in the surah. A
basque after this model is made in sursh
in black, with yoke and other tinishings in
checked or plated velvet, IN black ana
white.
WAIST.
A STYLISH and dressv model for waist
to accompany black lace skirts IS as fci-
lows: At the waist behind the skirt
joins the bodice in very full plaits, which
stand out gracefully, without the aid OF
the ugly 'improver." The bodice curves
over the hips and terminates in two very
sharp points in front. A length OF lace,
moderately wide, has the one end tss-
tened with love-knot of satin RIBBON on
the left shoulder. The lsce is then cur
ried obljquely across the chest, again
fastening with corresponding
knot of ribbon ct the waist, Just
little 10 the left OF the seam
under the right arm, where 1t forms a
sort OF rannier, being caught with Tio-
bons in the center of the back, snd Just
below the waist, when the skirt folds are
set on. The sleeves, tight to the elbow,
are made with narrow full puff OF satln
and terminate By moulding the arm 70 the
wrist. For diuu-r or cverirg wcsr, deep
orange ribbons or those of vivid scarlet
or heliotrope may be substituted Tor
black, and the dress entire would be very
charming made of cream-white lace and
founcing over pale lilac faille Franchise.
BAsQUES.
Pretty bssoues for home ware are maze